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Stephen Patrick Pfeiffer
Your Go-To DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyer
Stephen P. Pfeiffer is known locally as the “Go-To-DUI and Criminal Defense Attorney.” Stephen is a partner at Wolcott Rivers Gates, one of the oldest and largest law firms in Virginia Beach. Stephen has been published as a coauthor in the in the nationally recognized “Inside the Minds” series by Aspatore Books on The Legality of Search and Seizure in DUI Cases “A Practitioner’s Everyday Insight Into DWI/DUI Defense in Virginia”. Stephen has an AV® Preeminent Rating – the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. An AV® Rating signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence. Stephen was selected as a member of the National College of DUI Defense Attorneys and has been recognized as one of the top 100 DUI attorneys in Virginia by the National Advocacy for DUI Defense. Additionally, Stephen is consistently recognized as one of Virginia's Legal Elite by Virginia Business Magazine as well as being selected as a "Rising Star" by Virginia Super Lawyers. Recently Stephen was selected as Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers for Virginia by the American Society of Legal Advocates. Additionally, Stephen is a founding member of the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. Stephen has also recently received recognition from the NACDA as a "Top 10 Under 40" for DUI Defense. Additionally, Stephen has been named a "Top Lawyer" by Coastal Virginia Magazine. Stephen was the American Bar Association's 2007 National Champion in Legal Negotiations and serves as an adjunct professor at Regent University School of Law.
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Violent Crimes
- White Collar Crime
- Manslaughter
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- Virginia
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- 4th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- English
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
- Partner and Marketing Chair
- Wolcott Rivers Gates
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- Adjunct Professor
- Regent University School of Law
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- Law Clerk
- Maricopa County District Attorney's Office
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- Regent University School of Law
- J.D.
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- Carroll College
- B.A. | Double Major History and Political Science
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- AV Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- AV® Preeminent Rating – the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. An AV® Rating signifies that the lawyer has reached the heights of professional excellence.
- Top 100 DUI Attorneys
- National Advocacy for DUI Defense
- Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers for Virginia
- American Society of Legal Advocates
- Top 40 Under 40
- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
- Rising Star
- Virginia Super Lawyers
- Central Business District Association
- Board Member
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- American Association of Premmier DUI Attorneys
- Founding Member
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- The American Society of Legal Advocates
- Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers for Virginia
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- Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Board Member
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- National College of DUI Defense
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- The National Advocacy for DUI Defense
- Top 100 DUI Attorneys In Virginia
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- CBDX
- Founder and Past President
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- James Kent American Inn of Court
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- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Former Young Lawyers Chair and Current Circuit Court Liaison Chair
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- “Inside the Minds” Series The Legality of Search and Seizure in DUI Cases “A Practitioner’s Everyday Insight Into DWI/DUI Defense in Virginia”
- Aspatore Books
- DUI Bootcamp, Norfolk
- Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association
- Presented to local attorneys and judges regarding the nuances of DUI Defense. From the initial client intake through trial, we will go through the documents needed, questions to ask and information to look for in order to perform a full case analysis for the client and prepare a defense. The session will break DUI Defense into five stages: 1). The Stop 2). The Arrest 3). The BAC 4). Reasonable Doubt and 5). Mitigation and Presentation of Your Case
- DWI Detection & Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Student Course
- NHTSA
- Website
- Your Go-To DUI Lawyer
WRG Video Blog - DUI Attorney Stephen P. Pfeiffer - Frequently Asked Questions
In his inaugural video blog Virginia Beach DUI attorney, Stephen P. Pfeiffer, Esq., discusses two questions he is often asked regarding DUI laws in Virginia. "Am I required to take a field sobriety test?" "Is it still a DUI if I'm asleep in my car and the car is parked?" Both of these questions are discussed by Mr. Pfeiffer, your go-to DUI attorney in the Hampton Roads area. If you've been charged with a DUI or other criminal offense contact Stephen Pfeiffer with the firm of Wolcott Rivers Gates at 757 554 0258.
Stephen P. Pfeiffer, Esq. Your Go-To DUI & Criminal Defense Attorney
Stephen Pfeiffer is your Go-To DUI and Criminal Defense Attorney for Virginia Beach and is ready to fight for you.
- Q. what is the penalty for first time 18.2-266. Inside car @ wawa to get water and composure; passed out. 911 call to er.
- A: If you’re convicted of a DWI in Virginia your license to drive must be suspended for 12 months. TheCourt is allowed to grant you a restricted driving license with interlock for a certain period of time. Additionally you’re facing up to a $2500 fine and up to one year in jail. Depending what your BAC was there could be a potential for mandatory jail time.
- Q. What does DWI:Drugs mean? Is it alcohol and drugs or just one of them
- A: I means the government suspects you were driving under the influence of drugs or a combination of drugs and alcohol.
- Q. How to remove a false charge
- A: This is may have been a clerical error and may be corrected by contacting the clerk of the court in which you were convicted.
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